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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning ll assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, sits in a hangar at Lakeland Linder International Airport, Lakeland, Fla., following a aerobatic routine by the F-35A Lightning ll demonstration team at the Sun 'n Fun Holiday Flying Festival, Dec. 4, 2020. The Lightning II is a stealth-capable, multi-role attack fighter designed to penetrate the most hostile areas of the world without the threat of detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Codie Trimble)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Air Force Wants to Turn Every F-35 Into a Stealth Ship-Killer — and a New Missile Hidden in Its Belly Makes It Possible

The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) is a weapon specifically designed to fit inside the F-35 Lightning II’s internal weapons bay while preserving that fifth-generation...

Brandon Weichert1 day ago

Dollars and Sense

China Built a South China Sea Fortress Chain to Lock America Out of the Pacific. One Typhoon Could Destroy It

Summary and Key Points: It was supposed to be one of the great strategic masterstrokes of the century. Over more than a decade, China...

Brent M. Eastwood4 days ago

Ukraine War

Putin’s Lost Cause in the Ukraine War Could Mean His End

The current war in Ukraine has lasted longer than World War II did for Russia, but they have not yet achieved one of their...

Steve Balestrieri4 days ago

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs a vertical climb during the 2025 Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay Air Show, at MCBH, Aug. 9, 2025. The Kaneohe Bay Air Show provided an opportunity to showcase the aircraft, equipment, and capabilities of the armed forces in the Indo-Pacific region to the local community. The air show, which contained aerial performances, static displays, demonstrations, and vendors, was designed to celebrate MCBH’s longstanding relationship with the local community. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Peter Bannister)

The Treaty

Forget Oil: The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Creating Some Really Strange Shortages No One Expected

Summary and Key Points: Ask most people what an oil shortage looks like, and they’ll say expensive gas. They won’t say a bakery asking...

Brandon Weichert5 days ago

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Last Line of Defense Is an Autonomous Gun That Thinks for Itself — and the Fleet Nicknamed It ‘R2-D2’

Summary and Key Points: It looks almost comical — a squat white dome sailors nicknamed “R2-D2.” But the Phalanx is one of the deadliest...

Steve Balestrieri6 days ago

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Meet the J-35: China’s Answer to the F-35 Stealth Fighter and U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Power

China may soon operate its J-35 stealth fighter from all three of its aircraft carriers — a significant upgrade to the PLA Navy. Only...

Steve BalestrieriMay 29, 2026

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 conducts a low pass next to the Japanese Ship Izumo off the coast of Japan, Oct. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

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The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Kaga Was Sunk by U.S. Dive Bombers at Midway — Now Its Namesake Carries American F-35s

Japan’s modified Izumo-class destroyers JS Kaga and JS Izumo are now operating as light aircraft carriers for the U.S.-built F-35B Lightning II — Tokyo’s...

Steve BalestrieriMay 28, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Japan Built a Diesel-Electric Submarine So Stealthy It Can Hide for Weeks Without Surfacing — and China Is So Scared of It That Tokyo Won’t Sell It

Japan’s Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine achieves something once considered impossible for non-nuclear boats: weeks of submerged operation without surfacing. The Kockums Stirling AIP engine,...

Brandon WeichertMay 25, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Think the F-35 Has Problems? The GCAP Program Is Circling the ‘Stealth Fighter Drain’

The UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) 6th-generation fighter aircraft is “a disaster in the making,” according to a lengthy report in one of...

Reuben JohnsonMay 25, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Air Force Wants to Turn Every F-35 Into a Stealth Ship-Killer — and a New Missile Hidden in Its Belly Makes It Possible

Dollars and Sense

China Built a South China Sea Fortress Chain to Lock America Out of the Pacific. One Typhoon Could Destroy It

Ukraine War

Putin’s Lost Cause in the Ukraine War Could Mean His End

The Treaty

Forget Oil: The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Creating Some Really Strange Shortages No One Expected

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Last Line of Defense Is an Autonomous Gun That Thinks for Itself — and the Fleet Nicknamed It ‘R2-D2’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Meet the J-35: China’s Answer to the F-35 Stealth Fighter and U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Power

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Kaga Was Sunk by U.S. Dive Bombers at Midway — Now Its Namesake Carries American F-35s

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Japan Built a Diesel-Electric Submarine So Stealthy It Can Hide for Weeks Without Surfacing — and China Is So Scared of It That Tokyo Won’t Sell It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Think the F-35 Has Problems? The GCAP Program Is Circling the ‘Stealth Fighter Drain’

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